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Verizon builds telematics expertise with Fleetmatics buyout
Verizon Communications has announced an agreement to acquire Fleetmatics, a global provider of fleet telematics and mobile workforce management solutions, for around $2.4 billion. The move comes just a week after Verizon confirmed its acquisition of Yahoo for $4.8 billion.The takeover is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, ...
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FeatureUnipart to start moving fuel rails to China for Ford
Unipart Manufacturing has signed a seven-year contract with Ford to supply engine components to its joint venture Changan Ford plant in Chongqing, China.The components maker will supply the operation from its Unipart Powertrain Applications site in Coventry, UK, with fuel rails – part of the common rail fuel injection system ...
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MAN extends contract with Imperial
German logistics company Imperial Logistics International has struck a deal to continue managing the MAN Truck and Bus trailer yard in Salzgitter, Germany, for at least another three years. MAN manufactures components for commercial vehicles at the site.Imperial, based in Duisburg, is responsible for moving trailers between the yard and ...
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Mercedes-Benz to build second plant in Kecskemét
Mercedes-Benz is investing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in a new assembly plant at Kecskemét in Hungary that will be making front- and rear-wheel drive cars on a more flexible production basis by the end of the decade.The announcement follows the German carmaker’s decision in April to invest a further €580m ...
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FeatureVW begins exporting Polos from Russia to Mexico
Volkswagen has confirmed it has begun exporting finished Polo sedan models from Russia to Mexico.A spokesperson for the carmaker said the current economic situation on the Russian market meant VW was “considering all possible export opportunities”. The initial export volume comes to just “a few hundred” he added.The move follows ...
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FeatureMaruti Suzuki to benefit from intermodal investments
Indian Railways has started work on a vehicle loading facility at Farrukhnagar, near Gurgaon (now Gurugram), close to Maruti Suzuki’s plant in Manesar.As reported in the Times of India, railways minister Suresh Prabhu said the aim of the facility was to transport up to 25% of output from the Maruti ...
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FeatureMexico to develop port of Cuyutlán for automotive traffic
The government of the state of Colima, in Mexico, has announced plans to develop the port of Cuyutlán, which lies adjacent to the port of Manzanillo, in an effort to cater for a predicted increase in automotive imports and exports in the run-up to 2020.Both the state governor, Ignacio Peralta, ...
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FeatureIndustry mourns loss of Frederico Roldan
It is with great sadness that Automotive Logistics has learned of the death of Frederico Roldan, General Motors’ supply chain director for South America and a long-time executive in logistics roles. Roldan died suddenly on July 21st, aged 46.Roldan had over 20 years’ automotive experience with GM, working in materials ...
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FeatureChristian Mörtl takes up lead role at time:matters
Christian Mörtl (pictured) is taking up the role of managing director of operations and finance at time:matters, the freight expeditor subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo. Mörtl moves from his previous role as head of aircraft handling at the parent company and succeeds Armin Hamm, who left time:matters at the end ...
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UK car output hits 16-year high amid 'Brexit' concerns
The UK passenger car market has enjoyed its best half-year performance in terms of vehicle production since 2000, latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have shown, manufacturing more than 897,000 cars – a rise of 13% on the same period last year.June saw the eleventh ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz Vans starts work on US plant to cut lead times
Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina, and Volker Mornhinweg, head of Mercedes-Benz VansMercedes-Benz Vans is to end supply of semi-knockdown (SKD) Sprinter van kits to the US from Germany and set up a new $500m plant in North Charleston, South Carolina before the end of the decade. The company ...
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FeatureARS Altmann begins finished vehicle services in the UK
German finished vehicle logistics provider ARS Altmann will begin road-based deliveries in the UK in August, following the delivery of its first 20 car transporters this month. The move follows the company’s establishment of a subsidiary in the UK last year.The first 20 transporters are made up of trailers provided ...
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STVA and GB Railfreight move cars through Channel Tunnel
For the first time in five years, a train transporting finished vehicles has travelled through the Channel Tunnel on a route from the UK to Belgium, Groupe Eurotunnel has revealed.GB Railfreight, the rail freight subsidiary of Groupe Eurotunnel, provided the train on behalf of European automotive transport specialist STVA UK, ...
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FeatureChinese exports rise in June but finish half-year lower
China exported 68,000 vehicles in June – up more than 21% on the previous month. While the overall figure was no higher than in June 2015, exports of passenger cars for the month saw an increase of 13.4% year on year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).In ...
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FeatureFord reveals five-year deal in Russia with Vectura
[Updated July 28th] Uncertainty in the Russian automotive market has left many firms unwilling to enter into long-term agreements, but Ford and Vectura – the Russian branch of Polish finished vehicle logistics provider Adampol – have revealed a new five-year contract signed back in September that will see Vectura handling ...
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Indian Railways aims to boost car moves with Auto Express service
Indian Railways has launched an ‘Auto Express’ train service to carry finished vehicles in both directions between Gurgaon and Nidvanda. The state-run rail giant hopes to increase the number of vehicles carried on the route from 2,000 a month to around 6,000 as it targets a 25% share in national ...
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FeatureBMW consolidates air freight shipments between US and Germany
BMW’s division in North America has confirmed it will start using an air freight service for the regular import and export of parts between the US and Germany. Flights are due to start in November.The service, called the Senator Atlantic Bridge, is being set up by German distributor Senator International, ...
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FeatureDaimler granted preliminary approval for new plant near Moscow
Daimler has applied to Russia’s Ministry of Industry for a special investment contract (SIC) to start assembling Mercedes-Benz passenger cars at a site near Moscow by 2018. Regional governor Andrey Vorobiev said at a recent press conference that the plant would be located near Sheremetyevo International Airport and would have ...
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FeatureHyundai Mobis begins operations at logistics centre in Belgium
Hyundai-Kia’s parts division, Hyundai Mobis, has started operations at a new logistics centre in Belgium.The 56,000-sq.m centre in Beringen will serve as a hub for six regional distribution centres across Europe – in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Hungary. It will also ship parts directly to service centres ...
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FeatureICO expands vehicle terminals at port of Zeebrugge
NYK’s stevedoring subsidiary International Car Operators (ICO) is expanding ro-ro terminal capacity at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, after an 11% increase in ro-ro traffic at the port in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, to 1.38m vehicles.ICO’s Benelux division is extending three ...